Balancing liquid crystallinity with microphase separation in block copolymers
Journal
American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
2
Pages
482
Date Issued
1999-08-01
Author(s)
Abstract
The ability to direct the relative orientation of liquid crystalline (LC) groups in a confined domain suggests that it may be possible to exploit such interactions for the specific tailoring of polymers with unusual optical or electronic properties. A particular challenge in studying LC-copolymers is the preparation of a range of materials with controlled architectures and volume ratios. Two strategies were examined: blending with low molar mass liquid crystals; and new polymer architectures.
Type
journal article